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The Danville Veterans Administration is extending an invitation for veterans to attend a drive-through flu vaccines program next week. Veterans enrolled with the V.A , and those who are not, can receive flu shots in the parking...

Local public health officials will have the challenge of preparing for a COVID-19 vaccine, whenever that’s available. The goal of the Illinois Department of Public Health is to vaccinate 80 percent of the...

Residents in Donovan should note an earlier-issued boil order for the area west of Route 52 is now lifted. 94.1 WGFA
It takes some effort to balance a government budget. And the Iroquois County Board (Tues) gave tentative approval to its next budget year. The FY2021 budget will be on file in the County Clerk’s Office for the next month...

The Early Vote in Iroquois County is already 1,770 --- as of Tuesday morning. That’s certainly pace to score higher than the last presidential contest in 2016. County Clerk Breein Suver reports in 2016 the total number of...

Two people are dead and four others, including a 3-week old infant, were injured in a crash early today (Tuesday) on Interstate 57 in Iroquois County. Illinois State Police report the crash happened in the northbound lane just...

A Donovan man died in a single-vehicle accident Sunday in rural Iroquois County.  64-year-old Dennis Lade was eastbound on 2400 N Road.  The sheriff's police report indicated the vehicle left the roadway, ran through an...

Fire departments are urging public cooperation to refrain from buring today (Tuesday).  High winds pose a great risk of wild fires.  Citizens should consider postponing and planned burning. An elevated risk of fires is...

The director of the Hoopeston Public Library was notified on Friday, Oct. 9, of a positive Covid-19 test for a staff member. As a result of this positive test, HPL closed for the weekend and remains closed today. For the health...

On Sunday, October 11 at approximately 4:20 p.m., three bicyclists were traveling on the right (north) side of the roadway on Illinois Route 150 westbound, approximately ½ mile east of County Road 125 East (Spring Lake Road) in...